Legal Opinion
In re Boston & Maine Corp.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 17, 1972No. Nos. 71-1170 to 71-1172PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McENTEE, Circuit Judge.
This is a consolidated appeal from the order of the district court, 329 F.Supp. 1394, authorizing the trustees of the Boston and Maine Corporation (B & M) to proceed with abandonment of the railroad line between Lincoln and Concord, New Hampshire. The B & M is a bankrupt railroad in reorganization under § 77 of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. § 205). Pursuant to § 77(o), the trustees petitioned the district court for authorization to abandon the line, alleging that abandonment would benefit the railroad’s estate and not adversely affect the public interest. Protesting the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ecker v. Western Pacific R. Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Charles W. Bartlett, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1967
- Lisman v. Fonda, J. & G. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1938
- In re Denver & R. G. W. R.District Court, D. Colorado · 1940
- In re Boston & Maine Corp.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1971
3Cited by3 opinions
- In Re Penn Central Transportation CompanySpecial Court under the Regional Rail Reorganization Act · 1974
- In re Reading Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1973
- In Re Boston and Maine Corporation, Debtor (Three Cases). Appeal of State of New Hampshire. Appeal of Franconia Paper Corporation. Appeal of Prescott Lumber Company, IncCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1972